that's why
#⭐┃nospoilers_general
void vortex
marsh shuttle
Idk a zippo would be pretty cool
marsh shuttle
Are matches more classy then a ZIPPO?
civic drift
Are matches more classy then a ZIPPO?
The old art deco Ronson lighters
marsh shuttle
Also i got thinking how do people sleep in the zone
civic drift
Alot I assume
What is the in lore number of people in the zone?
Its a few thousand right iirc
Atleast 50% of them are sleeping
worthy lagoon
Also i got thinking how do people sleep in the zone
They sleep on the ground or on mattress
But you should check out SoC encyclopedia for some lore stuff
civic drift
^^^
Also stalkers tend ot bring there own camping supplies aswell
Tents, camping mattresses
The more unfornutae ones just sleep on the dirt and cncrete though
marsh shuttle
i guess its hard to explain the tone in text i mean like with all the mutants and firefights going on blowouts/ psy storms
civic drift
Ohhh
marsh shuttle
like how does aybody actually get any sleep
civic drift
People keep watch usally. In a group of four, two stay up for few hours until the other two wake up to take their place. Thats usally how stalkers away form bases protect agianst mutants. But as for Psy Storms and Blowouts, you just kinda go deaf to it after a while.
finite dragon
it's the same as any other apocolypse, people go in duos or more and there's one up at all time in set shifts
if there's trouble the guy wakes up everybody else and they get prepared
civic drift
^^
Psystorms aren't all that noisey either they are just weird thunderstorms. But blowouts are probably sleep wreckers
With all the ravens chawing, ear rumbling etc etc
Level 5 
Also can someone change my name away form Username 
finite dragon
and it depends on what wakes them up
ashen axleBOT
uppersdownersgoallarounders#1600 has been warned
civic drift
and it depends on what wakes them up
Well if a bloodsucker sneaks into the camps nine chances out of ten you're dead
finite dragon
yeah that's what i said
young estuary
is anyone finished clearsky before
I need some help about finding compass artifacts
civic drift
Many times
young estuary
so I'm in the rader(idk I'm in the right place because I'm playing with the lost fallout overhaul mod) and dont know where to find it
worthy lagoon
i guess its hard to explain the tone in text i mean like with all the mutants an...
Psy storms aren't canon
worthy lagoon
Also can someone change my name away form Username <:notlikemiya:930241402321911...
Done
finite dragon
is anyone finished clearsky before
yeah what's up
vanilla you can't find compass artifacts unless you stop doing the main story after the legendary rank loner in the watchtower gives you the only artifact he made
after you use it he takes it back and gives you a pretty overpowered sniper that's worth a lot
young estuary
huh
finite dragon
the compass artifact is the one used to leave the space anomoly, the one that keeps you trapped in a certian area after you jump from the tank after fighting the big mutant boss
ring any bells? or am i spoiling the game
young estuary
alright
finite dragon
if you haven't got to that point sorry lol but i beleive that's the only way you get a compass artifact if you don't go into the console commands and give yourself one
if you don't want to finish the main storyline by theory you can just leave before you give it back to him
young estuary
probably mod changed everything
btw how do I do console commands
I guess that's all I can do
finite dragon
it's complicated lol
young estuary
damn
finite dragon
i forgot what the compass does but im pretty sure there's something similar
ill go look through my storage hold on
oh it gives endurance
the snowflake artifact spawns in electric anomolies, gives the same endurance boost but also gives a radiation debuff that can be countered with another artifact if you have a good suit
young estuary
I'm wearing seva suit
bold lagoon
is the news true? development has restarted?
finite dragon
yeah so what you wanna do
Snowflake, Eye (or flame) Kolobok, Bubble and Wrenched, or two Bubble to Wrenched
it's a pretty op artifact belt and i run it every campaign, you don't bleed at all and you get instant healed everytime you get shot, can run for long durations
young estuary
well I'm just saying that I need compass for the main quest
finite dragon
yeah you get it from a legendary stalker inside a watchtower
young estuary
uh can I know where is the watchtower?
finite dragon
i beleive you have to kill two or three bloodsuckers next to a radio tower
it is innnn, let me go check i don't have it memorized
Outskirts of red forest, characters name is forester i beleive hes the only legendary character in clear sky
you have to kill a few bloodsuckers surrounding a radio tower a little northeast of him (i think) and go inside the tower to transmit a message
after transmitting you have to kill a half dozen or so psy dogs and blind dogs to get back to him
what i reccomend doing is agroing the bloodsuckers and making them chase you to the mercenaries accross the street and let them kill them
young estuary
alright
finite dragon
if you need anymore help ping me
young estuary
thanks
stark lynx
Do any of you know what the town of limansk is based off of
fallen dust
A town.
scarlet salmon
I believe it's fictional. Might be based off local legends or something.
stark lynx
It is fictional, but surely they took inspiration from an actual town
young jasper
I just read an Eurogamer.net article that GSC Gameworld resumes Stalker2. But I don't see any such announcement in this discord. Is that actually true or not?
wicked berry
I just read an Eurogamer.net article that GSC Gameworld resumes Stalker2. But I ...
yes
young jasper
Oh nice that's nice. I would have thought it would end up in announcements, but that's still good news!
tired anvil
It is fictional, but surely they took inspiration from an actual town
Chernobyl 2
glossy blade
Chernobyl 2
Chornobyl Awakened
glossy blade
why would you use Tsch instead of Ch
fiery heron
chornobyl 2: electric boogaloo
tired anvil
why would you use Tsch instead of Ch
Myths of the internet
fiery heron
tired anvil
Sometimes the wrong version if simpler 
gaunt vine
pesto pasta
granite coral
is the news true? development has restarted?
yes it's true
crystal temple
yes it's true
granite coral
😍 💯
fiery heron
W
glacial quartz
Whaaat...it's really true development has restarted? I really hope so
soft ice
Do any of you know what the town of limansk is based off of
It’s based off chernobyl-2
But in real life chernobyl 2 is mostly just a military bas, it does have apartaments for officers and their families but just Soviet apartment blocks like Pripyat
granite coral
Whaaat...it's really true development has restarted? I really hope so
yup 🙂
stark steppe
Whaaat...it's really true development has restarted? I really hope so
I thought it kept going still
Its annoying when you cant get a fast enough answer unless its in ru/ukr
finite dragon
how many kills do you guys usually have at the end of games
im trailing at around 320 odd on clear sky
primal wraith
Don't people mean.. Resumed instead of restarted?
granite coral
Don't people mean.. Resumed instead of restarted?
it resumed not restarted.
granite coral
omg why?
fluid abyss
becuz they could
vocal fractal
Not again!
granite coral
I don't understand why they restarted the whole project...
fluid abyss
yeah I talked to mr GSC on the phone he said he is restarting stalker
primal wraith
yea dude, the game will come out in 2026
but nah he's just takin the piss out of u, the game isnt being restarted
granite coral
nice joke lol
glacial quartz
duuuuuuuude
had my heart fallen out for a second, i was like RESTART?
but i really hope it doesn't get delayed too much
fluid abyss
you actually thought that I was serious? lol
vapid crescent
Man wouldn't it be great if this game was not sold out in every online store
fiery heron
it’s not sold out on Steam lol
dawn hazel
shadow trench
Hopefully we can get some news at the Xbox showcase
glad temple
im trailing at around 320 odd on clear sky
Imagine actually having that body count if the zone was real
You’d be known as a mass murderer more than anything
dense nexus
hey we can talk
mild owl
Yeah
glacial quartz
you actually thought that I was serious? lol
i didn't really believe it but i reminded myself they wanted to change over to UE5 so it's a possibility too
that could easily add a whole year if not more to the development; hence restart
glad temple
hey we can talk
No.
marsh shuttle
oof
dire dagger
Hopefully we can get some news at the Xbox showcase
Any news at all really would be great
It’s been a while since an update on the game
But a major global conflict will do that
pastel osprey
finite dragon
Chat unlocked, pog
lone kindle
we out here 😄
steel lily
Came back to this group to know when can we expect the game to be released ? 2023 ?
glad temple
It’s been a while since an update on the game
I hope the chats opening up point to that, and the fact they haven’t missed the Xbox showcase for the past 2 years
glad temple
That we shall
dire dagger
I still wanna know if the game will support direct storage api or vulkan
and DLSS and or FSR
rtx is basically confirmed since its gonna be on the series X which has ray tracing
fluid abyss
just a friendly reminder to GSC that the reputation of the stalker franchise rests on this game, and that fanbase manipulation & letdown could mean disastrous consequences
(I say this because we know next to nothing about the game's actual gameplay or story, but marketing seems pretty intense)
modern scarab
just a friendly reminder to GSC that the reputation of the stalker franchise res...
I have faith they will not disappoint. I mean originally the game was delayed for 7 months so they can polish the game and make it the best game it can be. Not a lot of game companies do that. They just release half finished buggy messes that they “fix” later.
fluid abyss
I have faith they will not disappoint. I mean originally the game was delayed fo...
true, but iirc my friend had expressed concern that the delay was bound to happen anyways, and they just used the whole russia ordeal as an excuse...
I hope they deliver
dire dagger
I have faith they will not disappoint. I mean originally the game was delayed fo...
then again companies have delayed before and the game has turned out bad none the less
worthy lagoon
then again companies have delayed before and the game has turned out bad none th...
I mean, at least GSC was transparent about the delay
Which it was to sort out stuff due to the NFT thing i guess
patent ridge
just a friendly reminder to GSC that the reputation of the stalker franchise res...
I honestly just hope we wont get another Vanguad/BF 2042
Those 2 games damaged their company's reputation quite a bit
wheat gulch
Is development resumed? 0-o
vague mirage
yes, but a delay is also coming probably
i expect a new release date in the next few weeks before or during e3 season
wheat gulch
I will preorder the Ultimate Edition once they show off the bagpack irl btw
Yea I also expect another delay
mild owl
Came back to this group to know when can we expect the game to be released ? 202...
We’ll know dependin on what happens at the Xbox show 19 days from now
mild owl
If they appear or not will give us an image on how far the game is goin, but until then we won’t know.
A side of me believes that the reason they opened up the chats and announced the development resumed was prep in order to show somethin soon, but idk.
static compass
I will preorder the Ultimate Edition once they show off the bagpack irl btw
That game legend site has the materials list for the items in the edition, it says the backpack is canvas
static compass
If they appear or not will give us an image on how far the game is goin, but unt...
I'm hoping we see something at the Xbox/Bethesda conference like we did last year
cosmic wyvern
hey, so anybody in here play stalker online or is that a sort of forbidden topic?
sharp frost
simple basalt
Wait it's open!?!?!
granite coral
Wait it's open!?!?!
Chat is open yeah
granite coral
Wait it's open!?!?!
and the development is resumed.
fervent oak
When does the game come out exactly? I remember that it’s supposed the come out towards the end of this year
granite coral
When does the game come out exactly? I remember that it’s supposed the come out ...
Still the same date yes
December 8th
fervent oak
Awesome! Can’t wait because the game looks amazing. Just hope they don’t push it back any further
feral narwhal
Just Realized the server became active again, very nice and good they reopened in Prague
fervent oak
I didn’t even know they had one lol
granite coral
Just Realized the server became active again, very nice and good they reopened i...
Are they moved to Prague?
feral narwhal
Heard they were cause of “things” and heard the game back in production which is great news not just for the game but that things with them are good/safe enough they can in the first place etc
granite coral
Heard they were cause of “things” and heard the game back in production which is...
They still didn't confirm it so thats why I asked
feral narwhal
Not sure if actually confirmed but have heard few people and things mention they have completed the move but haven’t researched myself one reason I went too recheck this server and seeing it reactivated
vapid crescent
it’s not sold out on Steam lol
I want to buy collectors edition. Obviously the digital editions are not sold out
icy panther
Good day, friends!
granite coral
Good day, friends!
hey Daniel
hollow plank
Awesome! Can’t wait because the game looks amazing. Just hope they don’t push it...
I think it would be amazing if they released the game in an EA state if only under a years worth of development was necessary, one so we could bug report on a large scale and feed this back to devs and two they'd have early monies from people wanting to back the project at an early(even buggy state) then when the game is out of EA then release the mod tools for the community, May the stalker gods shine down on this comment and get it noticed lmao, long chance i know but i've seen it happen with door kickers 2 a lot less scope release though understandably.
worthy lagoon
I think it would be amazing if they released the game in an EA state if only und...
that would cause massive spoilers and such
hollow plank
Understandable, i'll just try and hold my suspension for the next installment in the amazing series and wish for the best for the studio that it's a smooth release(And a safe future ❤️ )
plucky crag
Never understood why some folk would pay to beta test the game.
hollow plank
Cause it's stalker
that's reason enough for me
we basically beta tested all the other games until a few patches and community fixes solved most issues anyway(Looking at you Clear Sky)
worthy lagoon
we basically beta tested all the other games until a few patches and community f...
There wasn't beta testing????
dire dagger
he is referencing how many people wouldn't consider the originally trilogy to have been very polished at launch
dusky burrow
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573753147273773066/978716140543029298/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.__Clear_Sky_24_5_2022_14_43_53_2_LI.jpg
Going trough the red forest is being a nightmare for me, not only im slow as hell because of the exo, but its also night and youtube videos arent helping either
how do i get past this part?
dusky burrow
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573753147273773066/978716140543029298/S.T...
oh great images dont work
worthy lagoon
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573753147273773066/978716140543029298/S.T...
or #💬┃en_offtop
dusky burrow
ah
dire dagger
i really do hope stalker 2 is as great as we all hope it will be
doom 2016 was a case similar to stalker 2 where no one go to play the game till the day of launch and well....
needless to say people were not disappointed
wheat gulch
That game legend site has the materials list for the items in the edition, it sa...
And the Fallout collectors edition was also supposed to have a "canvas bag"
static compass
And the Fallout collectors edition was also supposed to have a "canvas bag"
I meeeeeaaaan
You're not wrong
dire dagger
he isn't
wheat gulch
Microsoft owns Bethesda
Bethesda did the collectors edition
Microsoft is publishing STALKER2
....
Collectors Edition is all pre rendered on promotional art.
dire dagger
like idk ive lost so much faith in modern gaming as a whole eldin ring is like the only game in recent history to come out that didn't totally suck for one reason or another
wheat gulch
Inb4 STALKER 2 is Fallout 4 with a STALKER skin
hollow plank
Was more of a joke of the state they were released in
wheat gulch
Oh yea Elden Ring is great
wheat gulch
I did not like Doom Eternal
gilded sentinel
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573753147273773066/978716140543029298/S.T...
Well if you still didn’t found the way , you should go the opposite way , there should be a group of loners in the forest , come to them they’ll ask you to help them get to their destination , when you’ll come to the place (a place with a small hole and broken trees , head further in the forest , there you need to find a broken tank , and on top of it is a teleport just jump right into it
dire dagger
it was awesome
far more difficult then doom 2016
which is what i liked
i beat the game on ultra violence and the dlc on ultra violence
good god brother
id never had to try so hard at a video game before
the dlc stuff though is painful though
it just feels like it never ends
no matter how many you kill they just keep on coming
wheat gulch
It was easy on UV all the way through besides the BS bosses in the DLCs
dire dagger
DLC took difficult to another level
wheat gulch
I seriously don't see why everyone creams their pants about it
spiral rock
So I played through Shadow of Chernobyl now. Is the next game Clear Skies?
static compass
Yep
wheat gulch
I guess, but it felt as challenging as rhythm games to me than a skill based FPS. Nothing was emergent.
dire dagger
well sure
gilded sentinel
So I played through Shadow of Chernobyl now. Is the next game Clear Skies?
It’s a prequel to shadow of Chernobyl , but technically it’s a second game in the series , so yes
spiral rock
It’s a prequel to shadow of Chernobyl , but technically it’s a second game in th...
I was told to play through them by release order
hollow plank
Get the sky reclaimation project mod if you want it to be as vanilla as possible with a huge amount of game breaking bugs fixed
gilded sentinel
I was told to play through them by release order
It’s the best way
wheat gulch
Painkiller played better and it is the more direct inspiration to nuDoom
spiral rock
Get the sky reclaimation project mod if you want it to be as vanilla as possible...
I didn’t really have a lot of bugs in SoC is CS worse?
gilded sentinel
CS I’d the worst game of the trilogy
gilded sentinel
But it’s still good
wheat gulch
You will like Ultrakill
hollow plank
It's the most buggy just cause the faction war aspect can bug and won't let you progress further
gilded sentinel
Just don’t focus on faction wars , cuz it will lead you to nowhere
hollow plank
Yup
dire dagger
It's the most buggy just cause the faction war aspect can bug and won't let you ...
ive come to realize it only happens if you do stuff out of order
wheat gulch
Clear Sky is broken
dire dagger
like if you go to places before the story tells you to go there
its all broken
for the most part
some stuff works
gilded sentinel
ive come to realize it only happens if you do stuff out of order
The problems isn’t only in the bugs bro
wheat gulch
So it is unfinished
spiral rock
So what’s the best game of the series?
wheat gulch
Clear Sky is objectively the worst
hollow plank
Srp mod keeps it vanilla but is a must to play without headaches, you won't regret it
dire dagger
like for example if you go to yantar before the main quest tells you to go there you can even do anything cus the scientist bunker is locked for some reason
static compass
So like, anyone got a theory on what the twitchy boi in the mocap trailer was supposed to be?
gilded sentinel
So what’s the best game of the series?
It’s kind of soc and cop at the same time , but I prefer cop more , since it’s the most atmospheric game out of 3
dire dagger
cop is the most polished of the 3
wheat gulch
So what’s the best game of the series?
SoC or CoP, depends on whether you like story driven FPS or lots or open world FPS
spiral rock
It’s kind of soc and cop at the same time , but I prefer cop more , since it’s t...
Gotcha. If I survive I’ll play CoP aswell. After the first controller encounter in the sewer passage I nearly had a panic attack
dire dagger
ive honestly never sat down and played SOC from start to finish ive only messed around with it when messing with dx9 or dx10 gpus lol
gilded sentinel
Gotcha. If I survive I’ll play CoP aswell. After the first controller encounter ...
We’ve all been there mate
hollow plank
But I'd say try get a 64x engine version to play it and if you have an SSD or m.2 install it on that to eliminate most of the hitching while loading new area blocks
dire dagger
since believe it or not stalker soc has one of the best sli profiles of any game ive ever tried
😎
spiral rock
Like Jesus Christ I can’t run and can’t hide. Turns out putting a mag of Ak rounds in that thing worked wonders on close range
dire dagger
80 to 90 percent gpu usage across 3 cards
gilded sentinel
Like Jesus Christ I can’t run and can’t hide. Turns out putting a mag of Ak roun...
That controller is actually a easier version of itself , others are way stronger
spiral rock
That controller is actually a easier version of itself , others are way stronger
It was pretty early game though
dire dagger
controller can't hit you with out a direct line of sight
so there not really very dangerous
hollow plank
Have you met a bloodsucker yet?
dire dagger
by the time you find one typically you can one or 2 shot them
gilded sentinel
I remember when I accidentally found out there’s a controller in the bloodsucker village , literally heart attack
spiral rock
Yeah SoC was scary but an amazing game
dire dagger
blood suckers are annoying in CS they are not able to be hit while they are invisible
which makes killing them extremely annoying
spiral rock
Played it in 2 sessions
ashen axleBOT
Fate#8435 has been warned
fervent oak
u cant curse?
dire dagger
no sir
gilded sentinel
no
fervent oak
lucky
spiral rock
How many hours of playtime is the average CS run?
fervent oak
dont they curse in stalker
dire dagger
of course they do
gilded sentinel
Well it kind of depends if you are doing faction wars or not
gilded sentinel
And again don’t do them
fervent oak
what? i cant curse in russian?
ashen axleBOT
Clausewitz#0231 has been warned
ashen axleBOT
August#2024 has been warned
fervent oak
damn, shout out to the russians
dire dagger
no swearing in any language bro
spiral rock
damn, shout out to the russians
You mean country of Zs
gilded sentinel
I’ll find a way
fervent oak
well nvm, forgot whats been going on
dire dagger
fervent oak
no politics too? what do we talk about
dire dagger
major global conflicts have nothing to do with stalker
spiral rock
no war politics please
Gotcha
dire dagger
keep it out of here
hollow plank
Are descriptive explanations of said swear words allowed xD
dire dagger
yes
gilded sentinel
Guys let’s please not talk about Ze war
dire dagger
the rules are weird
fervent oak
nothing i can really say about a game that has one gameplay trailer and hasnt released
fervent oak
so ur like the kings guard
spiral rock
Guys let’s please not talk about Ze war
But they are just sleeping? 💤
gilded sentinel
But they are just sleeping? 💤
Exactly
fervent oak
women in stalker are beautiful
dire dagger
is that because there are none
fervent oak
haven't seen any tho
dire dagger
spiral rock
All evaporated
gilded sentinel
women in stalker are beautiful
Women in stalker are just beautiful man ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
hollow plank
I seen one once, then it turnt out to be a dream
dire dagger
i was playing arsenal over haul and there was an easter egg where i came across anna miller from metro
lmfao
hollow plank
Dribble Anna from metro
dire dagger
anna never been my vibe tbh
gilded sentinel
i was playing arsenal over haul and there was an easter egg where i came across ...
WHY ?!
fervent oak
how do i become mod
hollow plank
By not swearing
fervent oak
i have not sworn so far
spiral rock
new update they will add women
Woman would never be suicidal enough to enter the zone. Doesn’t fit the theme I think
gilded sentinel
anna never been my vibe tbh
I think the English dub was kinda bad
hollow plank
You had a warning
dire dagger
well not really a warning
fervent oak
the movie is sick ngl
dire dagger
i just asked him to stop
cus i like to ask people to stop before i get all mod mode and start dishing out punishments
hollow plank
Or it says bad word usage sorry
fervent oak
dope
dire dagger
spiral rock
only i can post gifs
Revolution against aristocracy for the gifs
fervent oak
HEY, THAT IS NOT STALKER RELATED SIR
dire dagger
uh yah it is
fervent oak
MODS MODS! HELP!
dire dagger
i don't see any mods
gilded sentinel
https://gfycat.com/faithfullightdairycow
Hip is overrated
hollow plank
Sir Handsome Jack do you need a prodigy lol
hollow plank
I can't spell it
fervent oak
I AM GOD HIMSELF
fervent oak
hollow plank
A side kick, a minion
dire dagger
fervent oak
dire dagger
A side kick, a minion
uh i mean i don't think so....
hollow plank
Prodigal son
hollow plank
But you has the powers
gilded sentinel
im bad at being responsible for other people
I’m bad at being responsible
dire dagger
respectable
hollow plank
I wants the power showered down upon my face like the first ray of sunshine in early spring
hollow plank
Lol xD
hollow plank
No, you stay here and moderate
dire dagger
i wish i got payed to be here
hollow plank
No intel for you
dire dagger
it would give me an extra 80 dollars a week even if it was only 25 cents an hour
since im technically always on duty
😎
hollow plank
Maybe the Intel gpu department to give them a helping hand
gilded sentinel
since im technically always on duty
dire dagger
Maybe the Intel gpu department to give them a helping hand
ark might flop hard tbh
its been made to compete with ampere
hollow plank
25 cents would be slave labour no so they'd have to pay you living wage
dire dagger
but ampere is about to be out dated
spiral rock
25 cents would be slave labour no so they'd have to pay you living wage
24h work shifts is slave labor aswell
dire dagger
ada is coming brother and its coming with a vengeance
hollow plank
Ark probably will flop or just aim for low end in gaming shops ect
dire dagger
if its a decent lower end gpu
it could still be good
but if intel joins this battle they will want the crown too
And there can be only one
hollow plank
That's when he'd need a minion like myself to do the other 12hr shift, see where I'm going Sir Handsome Jack
dire dagger
That's when he'd need a minion like myself to do the other 12hr shift, see where...
sure if your a good lad and stick around we can talk about it
no shortage of good lads
hollow plank
Lol I'll be around for the foreseeable
dire dagger
some of the other helpers didn't get the memo
and still haven't even posted in chat
since we reopened
hollow plank
Make room for the newbies then!!
spiral rock
The hell is this?
spiral rock
Anime girl in gorka
dire dagger
sure why not
hollow plank
Sir Handsome Jack does that mean you aren't limited in posting by the timer?
dire dagger
i am not
gilded sentinel
The hell is this?
It’s a mistake
hollow plank
I need tissues 😂
dire dagger
among the favorites i have on here i have some far worse ones
some i can't even post in this server lol
but anyway
spiral rock
cracker porn
hollow plank
Its in my phone auto type so no biggie
dire dagger
haha
names a plan on words of a flavor of cheese
not the character from borderlands
hollow plank
I was going to say have you got a manly square chin like Sir Handsome Jack from borderlanda
hollow plank
Doesn't count if it's from your parents though man 😂
dire dagger
but in the time since the server has closed i ended up growing a mustache so i don't look very similar anymore
and no
its not from them
lol
hollow plank
Then you must do
dire dagger
i look like i walked out of the 90s
lmfao
but anyway
back to stalker
something that has puzzled me based on something i read in ask gsc the other day
is why gsc has never done anything about stand alone stalker mods
which effectively are stealing there ips entirely
assets engine etc etc
cus apparently they are not happy about it
which doesn't surprise me
spiral rock
I guess it brings in new players
gilded sentinel
is why gsc has never done anything about stand alone stalker mods
They love anomaly
dire dagger
nah look in ask gsc
spiral rock
Like after anomaly a lot of people played the originals
fickle sundial
Because anomaly brings people into the franchise
dire dagger
fickle sundial
anomaly doesn't feel story-driven at all like other stalker games
dire dagger
idk i feel like if anomaly just required you to own SOC to play it wouldn't be a big deal
gilded sentinel
And team which made Dead air (better than anomaly) is helping gsc do stalker 2 right now
dire dagger
but since well you are effectively able to just steal there product by downloading anomaly
spiral rock
anomaly doesn't feel story-driven at all like other stalker games
True it just feels empty sorta sandboxish
hollow plank
Some standalone mods require you to own the game it's based off no?
gilded sentinel
True it just feels empty sorta sandboxish
If you want to play a story mod I recommend narodnya solynka 2016 ogsr version
dire dagger
Some standalone mods require you to own the game it's based off no?
some but not all
spiral rock
If you want to play a story mod I recommend narodnya solynka 2016 ogsr version
When I’m done with SC and CoP maybe
hollow plank
Never heard of dead air before I'll be googling tonifht
dire dagger
like theres a few that require you to link a location for the game in your steam library to allow you to install it
gilded sentinel
It’s just the same soc but with continued plot afterwards
And it’s actually translated on English
hollow plank
Ohhh interesting
dire dagger
there are a lot of grey areas to be filled in on
spiral rock
It’s just the same soc but with continued plot afterwards
So basically the SoC story?
dire dagger
there has been like what over 10 years in universe between cop and stalker 2
so im just excited to learn about all that has taken place
over this long period of time
hollow plank
I've recently installed anomaly with a bunch of mods which make it like escape from tarkov, self load rounds into mags and mags into loadout. Proper hardcore and unforgiving. Love it
gilded sentinel
Yep is has full soc plot in it , but the plot doesn’t end after nuclear plant , there’s new guns (weapon pack is different from anomaly) a lot of new areas some of which are exclusive to the mod , new factions like hunters , sin , last day
It’s like soc but on steroids , recommend to everyone
dire dagger
I've recently installed anomaly with a bunch of mods which make it like escape f...
yah ill admit stalker even on master mode is not that hard
spiral rock
It’s like soc but on steroids , recommend to everyone
Can you dm me a link?
hollow plank
Going to go install that straight away
gilded sentinel
Sure
spiral rock
yah ill admit stalker even on master mode is not that hard
If you know what your doing…
hollow plank
Stalker master mode spam f5
dire dagger
basically
and after a while
you dont need to anymore
once you get the CS body armor most enemies wont even be able to damage you
since it completely deflects small arms fire
hollow plank
I dont use f5 when I do another play through die of something silly and back a far distance or back behind loads of dialog then it's my best friend
dire dagger
so all but the most powerful of foes
can easily be delt with
especially since almost all weapons one shot head shot
the best weapon to use is either the dragonov or the VSS with a high caliber pistol as a secondary
45 acp messes people up
hollow plank
Best weapon run away and let A-Life deal with them eventually lol
dire dagger
but if the single bullet it takes to kill them is worth less then the loot on there body
its worth it
😎
If you really t hink about it strelok is just a god of time
there is no point in fighting him
No matter how hard you fight
eventually he will kill you
And there is nothing you can do
even if it takes 500 or 1000 times he will eventually kill you
the best option is to just surrender and pray he has mercy
hollow plank
Mercy?!, the Zone has no mercy
hollow plank
You speak the true true
dire dagger
a man who can not be reasoned with
who has power beyond all comprehension
doesn't matter how many guys you have
he will find the reality where he kills you all
and that will be the reality you experience
finite dragon
uhh there is some mod with many factions like "last day" and apocalypse
do someone know it's name
finite dragon
idk i never play anything other than CoC or anomaly
some say that it is narodnaya solyanka
however there is some more and more factions like umbrella corp
gilded sentinel
Damn
gilded sentinel
Are you sure it’s not Great War ? This mod is about faction wars , has a ton of factions and it’s made by Russians
finite dragon
I'll check it out brb
gilded sentinel
1 sec
finite dragon
i can't find download place
there is some vk group for it yet the link can't be found
finite dragon
yeah i just confirmed it is great war
gilded sentinel
im here looking for help. i may be in the wrong discord
What the problem ?
plain jewel
anomaly troubles, technically stuff, not even about the game sorry
clear kettle
Welp, there's gotta be a Anomaly discord ready to help you somewhere, I guess
median garnet
hi, is there any difference on which platform, Steam or Epic, will I preorder game? I haven't heard much about Epic supporting mods but on the other hand, game is on UE5, which belongs to Epic, so it should have no issues with mod support on Epic platform I guess? I would like to use the 25% coupon on Deluxe edition on Epic store but I am wondering if I will not put myself in disadvantage by picking Epic platform.
amber tendon
hi, is there any difference on which platform, Steam or Epic, will I preorder ga...
- #🔍┃ask_gscarchive
- I don't think so
timid trail
Strelok is is the most deadly anomaly in the zone
You got them right he is 
fluid abyss
when the zone hits you with that dollar store anomaly
timid trail
get this fake strelok out of here
I’m real
unique brook
when did they unlock these channels again?
dire dagger
a few days ago
timid trail
wheres real strelok
I got a friend called Chad Strelok but is no longer here
timid trail
I need to recover the documents from X18 Lab and became expert
drowsy karma
is there any tutorial to install mods on stalker anomaly?
soft ice
Can’t you just go play tarkov or something
amber idol
Can’t you just go play tarkov or something
mate thats like $50
soft ice
Yeah it’s ass but so is starting with stalker Anomaly
finite dragon
call of chernobyl?
dire dagger
heres a crazy idea right just buy the real game and play it 😎
finite dragon
epic
amber idol
riiich
dire dagger
stalker isn't very expensive
finite dragon
5 bucks
amber idol
ik
soft ice
ok tell him that
finite dragon
buy it
soft ice
he says he cant afford it
amber idol
he can't afford 5 bucks
finite dragon
4gb ram epic gamer pc
amber idol
stalker could run on most modern potatoes
finite dragon
hehe
dire dagger
the requirements are like a 9800 pro and a pentium 4
finite dragon
stalker 2 console leaning?
soft ice
What about anomaly
ashen axleBOT
jude65#9212 has been warned
dire dagger
probably more since its bloated as heck
soft ice
Anomaly is totally harder to run than the vanilla games
amber idol
yeah anomaly you need a better rig
finite dragon
i hate it
soft ice
Lowkey it’s just badly optimized they talk about the “new engine” but it runs way worse than like call of Pripyat with mods and it’s not more technologically impressive or anything
dire dagger
"Supported OS:Microsoft® Windows® XP(Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
Graphics:128 MB DirectX® 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 / ATI Radeon® 9600
Memory:512 MB RAM
Sound:DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card
Hard Drive:6 GB free hard disc space"
finite dragon
epic
soft ice
Its a good mod ig but ppl like Operator dreooski or whatevr ruined it
dire dagger
the athlon is a lot better but yah know technicalities
finite dragon
anomaly is just becoming budget eft
finite dragon
which one
finite dragon
oh
dire dagger
alright hes not listening
soft ice
Me?
finite dragon
fricken?
finite dragon
hehe
dire dagger
i wanna try out the minium specs for SOC and see if the game is playable
finite dragon
low spec graphics
dire dagger
might run at like 480p
amber idol
love to hear what thats like
finite dragon
high settings no ultra lighting
finite dragon
yep series s 200 bucks
dire dagger
eh
dire dagger
i mean if its running on unreal 5
it would be a crime to not see it the way it was meant to be seen
😎
finite dragon
you aint taking me alive
amber idol
lol
finite dragon
finite dragon
deus ex 2001?
dire dagger
2000*
soft ice
Call of Pripyat is totally the best stalker game
finite dragon
revision mod?
soft ice
Especially with gunslinger
The story sucks tho
finite dragon
helicopters lmao
dire dagger
its not awful its just eh
soft ice
Yeah true
dire dagger
it is very engaging though for a first time player
finite dragon
HALIP ME STALKER!
dire dagger
like you are set in the world with some objectives
and you can then go and do what ever you want
soft ice
The maps are sooo cool tho especially compared to the maps in the other games which are sooo ass
dire dagger
you can actually get to pripyet before finding all the helis im pretty sure
the only one you need is the one that contains the black box
soft ice
The maps are awesome I love krug and volkhov especially
dire dagger
rest of them are technically not needed
soft ice
I really like that they made real but condesnsed zone locations, anomaly would be so much better if they redesigned the maps with this philosophy
dire dagger
though im fairly sure you have to visit them all to actually complete the game
soft ice
Maybe not Jupiter
dire dagger
idk they feel big at first
finite dragon
yanov station and garbage train station?
dire dagger
but you quickly realize there pretty small
soft ice
Yeah but I’ve played all the stalker mods and all the games so I know them all
finite dragon
working train stations in stalker 2?
dire dagger
wouldn't make sense
soft ice
U know what would be sooo cool in anomaly? Duga
finite dragon
mutant attacks on trains?
dire dagger
if you could use trains to get aroudn the zone ill admit that would be insanely cool but
again
it wouldn't be very i nthe spirit of stalker
dire dagger
the rail yards we see are destroyed and are a total mess for the most part
you would have to knock all the trans off the tracks
soft ice
Cars
finite dragon
no cars
soft ice
Yeah tons of mods have cars
dire dagger
idk if im not exploring the zone on foot it wouldn't feel right to me
soft ice
Armored train is totally the kind of thing iou would see in call of Pripyat but now stalker mods take themselves way to seriously so no way
dire dagger
eveyone just lives in still standings abandoned buildings
finite dragon
rostok becoming bigger?
dire dagger
that is true if you get the good ending with both mechanics
it says they set up a repair shop together
but again running and operating a rail road in the zone would require a massive under taking
which doesn't seem like something stalkers would be interested in
not to mention fuel?
finite dragon
could rostok be bigger in stalker 2 like a small city?
finite dragon
artifact power
dire dagger
alright alright
that is a more likely answer
you got trains powered by the flash artifact
but even still
finite dragon
small trips?
dire dagger
it would be a monumental under taking
finite dragon
stalkers have done stuff like that before, going to the center of the zone
dire dagger
thats not even close to the same thing
dire dagger
but why would they fund a project to do this
finite dragon
safe passage
finite dragon
into the zone
dire dagger
that seems like way too high risk
finite dragon
a single anomaly could destroy helis didnt stop em
dire dagger
sure but things happen
finite dragon
epic
dire dagger
not to mention its not even known if the tracks in the zone go anywhere helpful
sure they might have been helpful before they were in the zone
but now that they are in the zone are they able to get people to anywhere helpful
and if not
what are you gonna do lay new track?
finite dragon
yes
dire dagger
its not logical
finite dragon
is
dire dagger
at that point anyone who cared would just use a car
dire dagger
and whats to say they wouldn't be on most tracks
its literally the same thing
but with zero flexibility
finite dragon
cant i just have trains
dire dagger
it wouldn't make sense
finite dragon
they got tracks artifacts
dire dagger
what
finite dragon
what do you think guides are gonna be like in stalker 2?
dire dagger
a lot more useful likely
since the world will be orders of magnitude larger
at least according to what we know about its size
and also seamless
finite dragon
i hope the map is as large as they say it is
finite dragon
they said largest seamless open world to date doesnt make sense since zone is only 64km
i think they mean the seamless part not the scale
finite dragon
i dont remember
finite dragon
yep square
finite dragon
84 km sq
dire dagger
apparently the botw map is 360 square kilometers
SHEESH
thats a lot of land brother
finite dragon
how much would it cost to take a guide to a far location in stalker 2?
finite dragon
but if the world is large and you have no money wouldnt it take super long to travel across it
finite dragon
i hope for better quests
dire dagger
i hope for more quests
dire dagger
oh for sure
finite dragon
epic
dire dagger
idk it blows my mind that a map so large
could be played seamless on the nintendo switch
i never thought about it like that
you can walk seamless from one end to other with no loading screens on a machine that is slightly more powerful then the xbox 360
finite dragon
aint no man sky 8 billion square km
dire dagger
yah but
theres not a lot of stuff
inbetween that
botw is packed with stuff to do and stuff to find
theres no area with "nothing"
but anyway back to stalker
finite dragon
yep
finite dragon
me and the boys going to pripyat
dire dagger
like idk there were times in the cop and CS where you would find something maybe kinda out of the way
but thers just like nothing there
finite dragon
was that a cutscene in the trailer?
dire dagger
i mean there is a part that is on top of what seems to be the CNPP
finite dragon
im talking about the campfire one
dire dagger
oh im not sure
finite dragon
how is skifs voiced character gonna affect dialogue are we gonna get more choices to respond?
dire dagger
gsc has hidden spoilers very well
we still no very little about what will unfold in stalker 2
and hey i love a good mystery
😎
finite dragon
i think the guy in the trailer at the cnpp or something is apart of another new faction
dire dagger
could be
i mean did you read the pc gamer article about it
it has exclusive stuff in it
finite dragon
deer mutant?
finite dragon
link?
finite dragon
aww
finite dragon
monolith design
dire dagger
ah yes here we go
finite dragon
wait a sec epic reading
dire dagger
wait a sec epic reading
page 2 has the most details
or well
new and interesting details
finite dragon
its says ward will be the police of the zone isnt that dutys job
finite dragon
how
dire dagger
what
finite dragon
in a old stalker 2 vid they talked about how the zone was gonna become more corporate
dire dagger
i think that was something to do with the scrapped 2011 stalker 2
finite dragon
this was the old stalker 2 concept some stuff is prob gonna be in the new stalker 2
finite dragon
they talk about the instistute in the pc gamer article
dire dagger
where
on what page
im sorry i could have just totally blanked
ive not read it in like 5 months
finite dragon
lemme check
page 36
they talk about ward and the institute
institute for the research of the chernobyl anomalous area
so ward is gonna be linked to the institute and protecting its discoveries
dire dagger
oh your right
that sounds extremely interesting
like considering how bleak and dead the zone looks
even more so now
it would be extremely interesting to have some kind of modern structure in the zone
finite dragon
yes contrast to the zone
dire dagger
again to me ward or guard just sounds like duty but with the benefits of man kind in mind
finite dragon
like destroying research if they do that i'll hate em
dire dagger
it wouldn't really surprise me if they of all factions did that
as again they hate the zone
and want to destroy it
finite dragon
stuff like that doesnt make sense for duty since duty has cooperated with research
duty hates the zone but cooperates with researching every faction dones research
dire dagger
if duty for some reason didn't like ward it would totally with in there character to do something like that
finite dragon
every faction does research why should duty change
dire dagger
conflict is conflict
finite dragon
thats dumb
dire dagger
if anything they would probably steal the documents that might be more like them
finite dragon
and give em to ecologists
duty always gives its artifacts to the ecologists
duty didnt mind the ecologists and peeps researching the zone
dire dagger
since the original founder of duty is dead it wouldn't surprise me if they made duty more different in stalker 2
to make it stand out more from ward
finite dragon
would freedom change then?
dire dagger
sure why not
finite dragon
in the old stalker 2 concept lukash betrayed freedom
dont know if that will happen
dire dagger
but why did he do it
finite dragon
artifacts and money
dire dagger
cant put it past a man
finite dragon
reliable source of money
freedom and duty are in conflict not because of research its because of what they think should happen to the zone
dire dagger
like with ward i think it will make duty and freedom less polarizing
cus they are just polar opposites of one another
finite dragon
freedom want free access to the zone in contrast to duty and military
duty wants to protect contain destroy the zone in all forms
contain means not be accessible to everyone
dire dagger
well destroying means its accessible to no one
finite dragon
protect the outside world and the zone population
dire dagger
well again i dont think everyone in the zone that isn't duty will just leave willingly cus they told them to
finite dragon
by destroy it means the mutant problem snorks bloodsuckers pseudogiants chimeras things that are too dangerous to be left alive
finite dragon
outside of the zone
dire dagger
but do we have proof mutants leave the zone
finite dragon
check idk
dire dagger
there all super natural so its not so far fetched to assume they can not leave
finite dragon
i just think the zone is too dangerous to be left unchecked
dire dagger
well its not really
finite dragon
hmm?
dire dagger
the military is likely full aware of everything going on around the zone
finite dragon
haha
finite dragon
idk
dire dagger
like does it look like some big bubble from the outside
finite dragon
they should tell us in stalker 2
dire dagger
it kind of does in away
cus with out knowing what the zone is like from the outside looking in
it just comes off as baseless
finite dragon
then duty would make sense
finite dragon
but that could ruin stalker 2's factions and choices
dire dagger
maybe maybe not
again duty could be changed
which in away i hope they are to make them more interesting
dire dagger
cus there pretty flat
they have generic goals that seem to have little to no facts to back them
finite dragon
thats cuz of the writing hope stalker 2 duty aint got bad writing
dire dagger
i hope they are changed to be less generic
finite dragon
yes i do